This page shows my best results from the reception of weather satellite pictures
direct from the satellites as they pass overhead in low-earth orbit. This
activity has taken a back seat for the past few years since the advent of easily
available high-resoltuion (HRPT) images on the internet in almost real-time.
For an excellent selection of Wx sat pictures try the Dundee
site

My receiving equipment for these pictures consisted of the following (1996)
:-

Crossed dipole antenna

137MHz Timestep preamp

Martelec MSR50 receiver

Martelec JVF1 interface

Pentium Overdrive (83MHz) based PC

JVFAX V7.0 software

METEOR images - click on thumbnail for full size image

Image
info: Meteor 2-21 on 30th May 96 at 08:12 UTC. This
image is a greatly enlarged portion of the whole satellite pass and shows
the Southern Rhein valley in Germany. The bright areas are sun-glint from the
rivers.

NOAA images - click on thumbnail for full size image

Image
info: NOAA14 on 24th May 96 at 12:56 UTC. This is an
enlarged section of the visible spectrum image showing Northern Italy and
the Alps.

Image
info: NOAA14 on 25th May 96 at 12:58 UTC. This image
of the Mediterranean has been tidied up using Paintshop Pro to remove interference
during reception and to improve the contrast. The resolution is very good
on this image, for example, the islands of Malta and Gozo are clearly visible
(for reference Gozo is about 8 miles by 6 miles in size).

Image
info: NOAA14 on 16th July 96 at 13:41 UTC. This is
a visible spectrum image of the UK & Ireland.

Image
info: NOAA14 on 17th July 96 at 13:27 UTC. An Infra
Red image of the UK in false colour. This image shows the hot city centres
across the UK particularly well. It is part of a very clear IR image stretching
from Northern Africa to Iceland. Unfortunately I only have space on my
web pages for a small part of the whole image.

Image
info: NOAA14 on 13th July 96 at 15:54 UTC. A visible
image showing Newfoundland. This is the furthest west that I have been
able to receive as a clear image. This one is especially for Ken - Hi!
Hi!